Hacking Acekard Ready to Ship!

[Ery]

Why are you sceptical? Beacause it dosen't have the same hype as the ds-x had? I really think that the acekard is gonna whip the ds-x ass! Well I hope so ... And the estimated price is around the 30 dollars!!

Thats cheap

 

[x_comp]

By the looks of a preview/review yyjoy have done previously the Acekard still requires software to 'patch' roms. Not just a simple drag and drop, which is a real downer.

It says "directly supports clean ROMs" so maybe it doesn't require patching? Again, I'm sceptical about the 100% compatibility because until someone cracks the authentication code used, it's not really going to happen.

Still, being able to choose your own size of storage card and being able to link with GBA ROMs is a plus over the DS-X!

 

[bajibbles]

the storage cards seem pretty innovative... other than that i can't see what it really has over the DS-X (also the only thing that can't be possibly changed by firmware updates). can anyone tell me how easy it is to get those sd cards and the kind of prices? the low price puts me off a bit at first... at least other people get it and report if the card is shabby or not.

however the ds-x cart working basically as a removable media card is a super advantage too... as costello said, ease of use and no hassles, not to mention the fact that its all you need... the card has a usb slot and the cable can be purchased easily if lost (its the same as on most digital cameras) whereas others require a specialised connection device. And like costello said, its clean or it isnt clean.. an unmodified rom seems to be the key to connecting to non-hacked DS's / normal games, as the DS-X is the only one to boast this function (according to DS-X Review).

I guess it depends how good the client is for Acekard... and the possibilities with updates from DS-X firmware. The crappy looking interface and the no-effort card preview make me think Acekard is a bit of a rushed job, whereas the DX has a much more professional look. It's all up to the reviews i guess =) I'll hold my cash until both get released and then smoothed out.

[edit] wow, unless im looking in the wrong places microSD cards don't seem too cheap... i'd rather own two ds-x's (can multiplayer with friends, if i lose the cart i still have one spare, can use one for music etc and one for games) can anyone tell me if 2gb+ microSD cards are in fact anywhere near affordable? (all the ones i saw included a linker so i dont know what the cost of that is... perhaps its the main bulk of the expense? plus its coming from asia so im sure its probably cheaper over there)

 

[tjas]

the storage cards seem pretty innovative... other than that i can't see what it really has over the DS-X (also the only thing that can't be possibly changed by firmware updates). can anyone tell me how easy it is to get those sd cards and the kind of prices? the low price puts me off a bit at first... at least other people get it and report if the card is shabby or not.

however the ds-x cart working basically as a removable media card is a super advantage too... as costello said, ease of use and no hassles, not to mention the fact that its all you need... the card has a usb slot and the cable can be purchased easily if lost (its the same as on most digital cameras) whereas others require a specialised connection device. And like costello said, its clean or it isnt clean.. an unmodified rom seems to be the key to connecting to non-hacked DS's / normal games, as the DS-X is the only one to boast this function (according to DS-X Review).

I guess it depends how good the client is for Acekard... and the possibilities with updates from DS-X firmware. The crappy looking interface and the no-effort card preview make me think Acekard is a bit of a rushed job, whereas the DX has a much more professional look. It's all up to the reviews i guess =) I'll hold my cash until both get released and then smoothed out.

Thats not true the card did indeed get previews but only chinese websites got to preview it...

 

[bajibbles]

sorry, clarification, if you meant "the no-effort card preview" i meant the picture. My bad

i should have said card image, where it has a scrawled pen note ontop of the cart. On the box it shows a much nicer looking image, but it's more to do with the presentation of the product to consumers... they shouldn't give out that kind of picture when the competition looks alot more clean, with more effort.

if you mean any other part of my post instead of that please clarify

[edit]and im not necessarily bashing it, just comparing what i know of the two carts. if acekard turns out to be the better product it will be the one i buy.

 

[Deleted User]

Exciting news. I was wondering what this little puppy would cost.

 

[tjas]

sorry, clarification, if you meant "the no-effort card preview" i meant the picture. My bad

i should have said card image, where it has a scrawled pen note ontop of the cart. On the box it shows a much nicer looking image, but it's more to do with the presentation of the product to consumers... they shouldn't give out that kind of picture when the competition looks alot more clean, with more effort.

if you mean any other part of my post instead of that please clarify

[edit]and im not necessarily bashing it, just comparing what i know of the two carts. if acekard turns out to be the better product it will be the one i buy.

no thats wat i ment

but same here the best one I will buy

 

[rezen]

AFAIK it runs clean dumps...

The program is for transfering games over onto a AKFS formatted microSD card, nothing more.

 

[bajibbles]

does the card actually have a linker cable/whatever at all then? what if it needs a firmware update?

[edit]

* The menu program is in TF card.
* And can be updated anytime easily.

my bad.

so basically the card that first goes into the ds is just a reader for an SD card? no wonder its so damn cheap... makes you wonder what size sd card you recieve with it, if at all? (the box shows a picture of an sd card). Buyers had better factor in the cost of additional SD cards.

 

[Noobix]

AFAIK it runs clean dumps...

The program is for transfering games over onto a AKFS formatted microSD card, nothing more.

Well said...was just about to post the same thing!

 

[Costello]

Why are you sceptical? Beacause it dosen't have the same hype as the ds-x had? I really think that the acekard is gonna whip the ds-x ass! Well I hope so ... And the estimated price is around the 30 dollars!!

why skeptical? because:
- it looks very unprofessional (pictures, engrish, cheap price)
- it claims to have 100% compatibility but no linker can do that, not even the DSX...
- their file system... I still wonder whats the point of it..? Probably an additional source of problems?
- it's another chinese manufacturer... you know what this means!

I'm not judging the acekard and if I have to review it I'll do it objectively and impartially; but we have been disappointed many times in the past with products that sounded promising.

 

[pte]

[edit] wow, unless im looking in the wrong places microSD cards don't seem too cheap... i'd rather own two ds-x's (can multiplayer with friends, if i lose the cart i still have one spare, can use one for music etc and one for games) can anyone tell me if 2gb+ microSD cards are in fact anywhere near affordable? (all the ones i saw included a linker so i dont know what the cost of that is... perhaps its the main bulk of the expense? plus its coming from asia so im sure its probably cheaper over there)

A 1GB microSD costs about 30 dollars. If you want a 2GB+ card then get a miniSD adapter. MicroSDs are a fairly new technology and only few manufacturers have achieved a 2GB capacity. The SD Association decided that microSDs will be the standard of the future so one card you buy now might work pretty soon in your cellphone, MP3 player... you name it. The microSDs are so small that no wonder they cost right now... it's a completely different league when compared to the rest.

 

[pte]

Why are you sceptical? Beacause it dosen't have the same hype as the ds-x had? I really think that the acekard is gonna whip the ds-x ass! Well I hope so ... And the estimated price is around the 30 dollars!!

why skeptical? because:
- it looks very unprofessional (pictures, engrish, cheap price)
- it claims to have 100% compatibility but no linker can do that, not even the DSX...
- their file system... I still wonder whats the point of it..? Probably an additional source of problems?
- it's another chinese manufacturer... you know what this means!

I'm not judging the acekard and if I have to review it I'll do it objectively and impartially; but we have been disappointed many times in the past with products that sounded promising.

Well, they all are from China and manufactured in China. The difference is that these guys don't seem to have a very good English support -> makes us feel uncomfortable and a skeptical. The language barrier itself doesn't make it a bad product (no one said it does...) since we have seen companies that use fluent English in their marketing to be total cheaters and rip offs. Unnecessary hype is very lame as well, they haven't really hyped the product nor supported it in English but the team is probably made of an engineer or two plus few coders. They haven't been in Harvard Business School where they teach how vital part the marketing is. I hope they add the support in the next few days... DSLink wasn't supported from the beginning so it never broke through.

 

[jpxdude]

Another way to look at it is by remembering one of the worst made DS flashbased products, made in the UK

the Max Media Dock lol

Although a lot of these chinese made products have their fair share of dodginess, the reliability and support from teams such as the supercard and M3 can't be discredited...they could have up and left a long time ago, but are still now the most popular slot-2 solutions on the market.

I wouldn't put it past the Acekard team to have teething troubles to begin with, but it'll pull through. As mentioned above, the DSLink stumbled to start with, but has a respectable amount of compatibility and support.

 

[Costello]

Well, they all are from China and manufactured in China.

Thank god no they aren't all from China

two quick examples: the NinjaDS and the DS-Xtreme.

 

[bajibbles]

A 1GB microSD costs about 30 dollars. If you want a 2GB+ card then get a miniSD adapter. MicroSDs are a fairly new technology and only few manufacturers have achieved a 2GB capacity. The SD Association decided that microSDs will be the standard of the future so one card you buy now might work pretty soon in your cellphone, MP3 player... you name it. The microSDs are so small that no wonder they cost right now... it's a completely different league when compared to the rest.

very cool, thanks for that. Although i guess the pricetag for the acekard still might not reflect the total price it will cost you, so it's a point to remember. From this information (

 

[pte]

That explains why it was hyped so much and costs more than the rest... it actually costed more to develop and some "western-style" marketing hype took place.

 

[bajibbles]

That explains why it was hyped so much and costs more than the rest... it actually costed more to develop and some "western-style" marketing hype took place.

more likely, the acekard only advertised on chinese sites... and it doesnt seem like much info was available anyway. Theyve probably already lost alot of customers this way, just like the console wars often get alot of their sales through preorder and getting their console out first. A heap of people have bought the DS-X from what i hear.

Try not to get too emotional... the acekard hasnt been tested and both cards would be considered to be in the 'smoothing the rough edges out' stage in any case.

 

[pte]

English is a really rare skill in China, especially if you move away from the hugest cities. The people there speak literally no English... it is also very hard to make them understand how to make business with people from western countries. Their culture is completely different.

 

[shtonkalot]

why skeptical? because:
- it looks very unprofessional (pictures, engrish, cheap price)
- it claims to have 100% compatibility but no linker can do that, not even the DSX...
- their file system... I still wonder whats the point of it..? Probably an additional source of problems?
- it's another chinese manufacturer... you know what this means!

I'm not judging the acekard and if I have to review it I'll do it objectively and impartially; but we have been disappointed many times in the past with products that sounded promising.

I'm not seeing how the cheap price makes it look unprofessional but from the pictures of the box it looks as nice as say an M3. I don't see any engrish on the product but all I've seen is the one box shot (as far as final retail pics).
Anyway just by looking at the packaging you could argue that the new NEO2 carts are the most professional looking flashcarts available. That doesn't mean much though.

Yep, it says something along the lines of 100% compatibility (as far as the translation indicates anyway) but I believe that has been said by all or at least most cart makers.

I think the filesystem is so that the data on the cart is stored in a manner more like an original DS cart. I believe Cory1942 (jump on in if you read this

) made some mention of thinking about doing the same / a similar thing. Supposedly (I suppose) that will help the game data be read better/faster/accurately or something else super special. I'm fairly interested in finding out more about this.
The whole support of clean roms is muddled by this and the fact it will require some software to enable reading/writing support to the filesystem.
A clean rom at the moment would be stored differently in the different file systems that are used now (FAT16/32 NTFS and many others) this doesn't mean they are patched or unclean.
If windows had native support for AKFS then maybe there would be no need for a patcher? This is a big wait and see for me.

Yes it is another Chinese manufacturer but I do not know what that means. Or at least what you think that means

I know they don't have an official page in English at the moment but that's it.

Skepticism is good though, I can't wait for a review. I certainly intend to buy one if they aren't crap.